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Housing is expensive. If that isn't a problem then while the rest of it is probably more expensive than the others on the list it isn't ridiculous. I also come back to OP coming from NE. I'm sure there's some pockets of areas that are more affordable, but my experience with NE is it's expensive (correct me if I'm wrong). So, sell current home, can easily afford something in Ann Arbor, and should relocation occur again resale in that town is not an issue.
Because of the bolded, I chose Oklahoma. Football is an added bonus. Food and music not so much but OK wins based on your top priorities.
Wait, what?
Screw living in that heat, I'd rather put up with the longer winter in MI than deal with a summer in OK. The one plus for FL is no state taxes, MI is pretty low as well.
I haven't been to Ypsi in a long time and doubt I'll ever go again, but that was my experience. I never got a good vibe in that town and whenever we visited friends at Eastern we always ended up on the other side of 23 hanging out with UM friends. I've always been curious how the other towns around there are, but since walk-ability mattered to the OP I didn't bring it up here initially.
Florida as a hole is fine. But Tallahassee is a long way from the beach, about 1.5 hours, which is about as far from a beach as you can get in Florida.
I've lived in Omaha for 50 years.
I chose Tallahassee. Not that I like Florida as a whole. (old boss always said that Florida is like the low point in an old basement, all the waste collects there). As a college town, I would think the coeds are top notch. You're not far from the beech and it doesn't snow.
I'd figure out the rest as I went along.
People: Liberal, earthy, oblivious to others, arrogant. I think it appeals to people who have those qualities - especially the first two.
I shouldn't put down Omaha too much, just never heard the winters referred to as "mild". I guess compared to Fargo, Minneapolis or Buffalo.
I've lived in Omaha for 50 years.
I chose Tallahassee. Not that I like Florida as a whole. (old boss always said that Florida is like the low point in an old basement, all the waste collects there). As a college town, I would think the coeds are top notch. You're not far from the beech and it doesn't snow.
I'd figure out the rest as I went along.
Not sure I would consider Omaha "walkable" either unless you live near the Old Market or something. It does have some good things going for it.
It's not terrible, maybe a little higher than your basic college town. A2 does little for me, personally like East Lansing better. A2 is basically a Detroit suburb and only 30 min from Windsor.
Anywhere other than east of A2 is pretty cheap still. I was thinking like Whitmore Lake or Dexter. Ypsi is probably pretty pricy with Eastern there. Heck, its been a couple of years since I've been on that side of the state.
So Ann Arbor people are why Trump is our President?People: Liberal, earthy, oblivious to others, arrogant.
I haven't spent a lot of time there in the winter, but I'm told it's unusual to see a lot of snow accumulation as even in the coldest months it is near or above freezing. So you don't see a lot of accumulation unless there is a cold spell including above average snowfall. Although this is coming from someone who lived in Minnesota previously.
Funny- my sister did her undergrad at Michigan and Masters at Arizona. She has the completely opposite opinion of you. She thought the weather in Tuscon was disgusting making it difficult to do things outdoors.
Yep. I'm not into it, but if you're the skiing type then even at winter's worst (Christmas-V Day) you can still get outdoors in Michigan. I'm normalized by now, but very little before Christmas and after V-Day keeps me indoors.
She must not have made it to Mount Lemmon, which is just outside the city and 20-30 degrees cooler than Tucson depending on the elevation.Ilov80s said:
I love skiing and used to ice climb every winter. The thing that killed me about living in the Midwest was there were no decent mountains on which to enjoy the snow. The best is Boyce IIRC, which requires a 3+ hour drive for mediocre snow and terrain.MAC_32 said:
I don't live around Ann Arbor, but I grew up an hour away. I live outside Cleveland though. And most would argue our winter is worse. I'm outside a minimum one hour per day about 350 days/year. I'm a recreational runner and part time weight lifter that loathes the dreadmill. And when my free time is greater (summer) I'm outside substantially longer.
I live like 20 minutes from AA and subtract the kids, replace running with walking/hiking and that describes me pretty well and our weather as well. I am currently lounging on back patio soaking in this perfect weather and getting ready to grill some fish for lunch.
LOL at the multiple choices, glad everyone weighed in here. From the original list, I would have said Ann Arbor and Tuscon as the only possible second choice.
